2023 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ends the 2022–23 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8 and 11. Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament.[1] Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.[2]

2023 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsToledo (9th title)
Winning coachTricia Cullop (2nd title)
MVPQuinesha Lockett (Toledo)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo†16–2 .88929–5  .853
Bowling Green14–4 .77830–6  .833
Ball State14–4 .77826–8  .765
Kent State12–6 .66721–11  .656
Akron8–10 .44417–13  .567
Northern Illinois8–10 .44416–17  .485
Eastern Michigan7–11 .38915–15  .500
Buffalo7–11 .38912–16  .429
Western Michigan7–11 .38912–17  .414
Miami (OH)7–11 .38912–19  .387
Central Michigan4–14 .2226–23  .207
Ohio4–14 .2226–23  .207
† 2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

Format

As with the 2021, and 2022 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[3]

Venue

The 2022 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA,[4] has a capacity for basketball of 19,432, and is located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court.[5]

Seeds

Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[6]

Seed School Conference
record		 Tiebreaker
1 Toledo 16-2
2 Bowling Green 14-4 1-1 vs. Toledo
3 Ball State 14-4 0-2 vs. Toledo
4 Kent State 12-6
5 Northern Illinois 8-10 1-0 vs. Akron
6 Akron 8-10 0-1 vs. Northern Illinois
7 Eastern Michigan 7-11 4-1 vs. 7-11 teams
8 Buffalo 7-11 3-3 vs. 7-11 teams; 1-2 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green
DNQ Miami 7-11 2-2 vs. 7-11 teams; 0-3 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green
DNQ Western Michigan 7-11 1-4 vs. 7-11 teams
DNQ Ohio 4-14 1-2 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois
DNQ Central Michigan 4-14 1-3 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 1 11:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Buffalo 75–74OT[7] ESPN+
2 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Kent State vs No. 5 Northern Illinois 75–68[8]
3 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Bowling Green vs No. 7 Eastern Michigan 70–36[9]
4 6:30 p.m. No. 3 Ball State vs No. 6 Akron 92–68[10]
Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
2 5 10:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 4 Kent State 68–58[11] ESPN+
6 12:30 p.m. No. 2 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Ball State 70–61[12]
Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
3 7 11:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Bowling Green 73-58[13] 2,810 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[14]

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Semifinals
Friday, March 10, 2023
Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
         
1 Toledo 75*
8 Buffalo 74
1 Toledo 68
4 Kent State 58
4 Kent State 75
5 Northern Illinois 68
1 Toledo 73
2 Bowling Green 58
2 Bowling Green 70
7 Eastern Michigan 36
2 Bowling Green 70
3 Ball State 61
3 Ball State 92
6 Akron 68
  • - indicates overtime

All-Tournament team

Tournament MVP – Quinesha Lockett

Player Team
Quinesha Lockett Toledo
Sammi Mikonowicz Toledo
Jessica Cook Toledo
Elissa Brett Bowling Green
Katie Shumate Kent State

Source[2]

See also

2023 MAC men's basketball tournament

References
  1. "Toledo returns to NCAA Tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women's basketball championship". Cleveland.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. "Toledo Wins MAC Women's Basketball Title". Mid-American conference. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". ABC News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. "About". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. "Buffalo 74, Toledo 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  8. "Northern Illinois 68, Kent State 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  9. "Eastern Michigan 30, Bowling Green 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  10. "Akron 68, Ball State 92". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  11. "Kent State 58, Toledo 68". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  12. "Ball State 61, Bowling Green 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  13. "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  14. "2023 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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